Printer s stand



(No Model.)

S. W. RATHBUN.

PRINTBRS STAND.

No. 408,747. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.,

UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN w. RATHBUN, 0F MARION, IOWA.

PRINTERS STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 408,747, dated August 13, 1889. Application filed August 13, I888. $erial No. 282,682. (No model.)

To all whom itmay concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN W. RATHBUN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marion, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printers Stands; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of my invention isto produce a printers cabinet capable of being folded together to economize space and for the better protection of the type and cases.

The invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as fully hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front view, in perspective, of a single stand or cabinet embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a rear View, in perspective, of the same; Fig. 3, a front view, in perspective, of a double stand capable of being closed together to practically the same dimensions as the single one.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings,A is the body of the cabinet, Which is in the general form, for the most part, of the cabinetsin common use, consisting of a framework with ends and baclgas shown, and cleats inside each end to support the type-cases.

The back may be dispensedwith, if desired, to admit of cases being drawn out from that side, but in practice I prefer to inclose the cabinet on this side for the better protection of the contents of the cases against dust and dirt.

The upper portion'of the stand is made to incline, as shown, to secure the proper angle of the type-case H resting thereon, the case itself resting upon the end pieces A and the case is secured from slipping down by the upward projection of the front piece A, while the similar projection of the lower uprights A A secure it from displacement endwise. The upper case is supported on two arms B B, hinged to the back of the stand by tWo double-jointed hinges a a. The lower ends of these arms, when in position to support the case, rest upon the upper face of part of the cabinet, as shown.

rearwardly-extending blocks C C. The middle portion of the hinges corresponds in length to the thickness of the type-case, so that when the arms are folded down they rest upon the top of the lower case, as shown in Fig. 2. A board D, connected with these arms, aids in supporting the case, and when folded down,

as in Fig. 2, completely covers the case, protecting it from dirt and otherwise. By this arrangement the stand is made capable of containing a number of cases of type thoroughly protected when not in use, and, as will be seen, the construction is such'that the lower case may be covered without removing from its normal position.

The stand may be of any desirable lengthdouble, threefold, or otherwiseby simple extension of the frame corresponding to the design shown in Figs. 1 and 2. For the sake of econoinizing space, however, and for convenience in handling, clearing the floor, 850., I prefer to make the double stand as indicated in Fig. 3. In this case the main portion corresponds for the most part to the single stand already described. It is provided with a supplemental extension E, adjustably connected with the main stand by bars E E and F F near the top and bottom, respectively. These bars extend through the end of the stand A, suitable mortises b I) being provided therein for that purpose.

The lower bars F F may be'supported upon and guided by a rail G, secured to the lower To provide for the easy movement in opening and closing the supplemental stand, it may be furnished with casters d (L The outer end of this supplemental. stand is provided with a single hinged arm B, as already described.

In Fig. 3 the stand is represented as about half closed together, the further closing thereof being done simply by pushing it inwardly. WVhen drawn out to its extreme position, the upper part of the supplemental stand is swung forward slightly, so that the gains a c at the ends of the front boards A and E match together, and the two parts are then flush with each other their entire length. Provision is made for this sliglit shifting of the supplemental stand by correspondingly widening the mortises b b, as indicated in Fig. 4. "W hen in its normal position, the supplemental stand supports the outer ends of the upper and lower type-cases, the inner ends thereof resting upon the other stand, which should project beyond the cases resting thereon sufficiently for that purpose. As is indicated in Fig. 3, the cases when in position in the cabinet are so disposed as to practically exclude dirt and to prevent mixing of type by meddlesome hands and the like.

Thus constructed the cabinet secures a convenient disposition of the type-cases and protection of their contents, and when not in use may be closed into a small compass for economy of space, as before referred to.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a printers stand, the combination of the body A, having a front upper piece A and the ends A" A inclined at the top, said front piece extending slightly above said inclination, whereby the lower case is supported, and the arms 13-15 hinged to said stand and adapted to support the upper case, substan-' tially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in a printers stand, of the stand A A A", adapted to support the lower case, the arms B B, connected board D, supporting blocks 0 C, and double-jointed hinges a a, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a printers stand, the combination, with the stand, substantially as described that is to say, having a support for the lower case and the hinged support for the upper one adapted to fold downward when not in useof the supplemental stand connected to said main stand by telescoping arms, and having a hinged support for the upper case, substantially as described, whereby said supplemental stand is adapted to be closed against the main stand, or drawn outward to form a double stand, as specified.

4. In a printers stand, the combination of a main stand, substantially as described, having supports for upper and lower type-cases, the mortises b 1), adapted to allow limited backward and forward movement of bars E E", and supplemental stand E, having connected bars E E" and F F, extending through mortises in the mainstand, the forward bar E having a gain 0, matching a similar gain in the board A of the main stand, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN XV. RAIIIBUN.

\Vitnesses:

J. M. ST. JOHN, S. W. BRAINERD. 

